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Figure 19 - Placing Hearth Insert on Heater Base
and Attaching Brass Base Trim
Brass Base
Trim
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5. Stand heater up on base.
6. Attach laminated insert onto hearth insert if desired (see Figure 19). Place
hearth insert in hearth base as shown in Figure 19 below.
7. Assemble brass trim (see steps 1 through 7 under Assembling and Attaching
Brass Trim, page 7).
8. Slide base trim on heater base. Attach brass trim to base with two brass screws
included as shown in Figure 19 below.
Figure 18 - Attaching Heater to Hearth Base
Base
Holes for Securing
Heater to Floor
Shipping
Screw
Bottom of Heater
Mounting Heater to Optional Hearth Base
1. Lay heater on its back on a table with the bottom of heater overhanging the edge
of the table.
2. Remove 2 shipping screws in bottom of heater. Discard shipping screws.
3. Line up mounting holes on top of hearth base with holes in bottom of heater (see
Figure 18).
4. Using a Phillips screwdriver, secure hearth base to heater with four sheet metal
screws (see Figure 18).
If securing to a concrete floor, drill a 1 3/8" deep hole using a 1/4" diameter con-
crete drill bit. Completely insert anchors into each hole.
3. Mount heater to hearth base following steps under Mounting Heater to Optional
Hearth Base, page 17. After mounting heater, position heater and hearth base
over drilled holes. With slotted screwdriver, secure hearth base to floor with
four wood screws.
Hearth Insert
Adhesive
Strips
Laminate
Sheet
Screw
Sheet Metal
Screw
Mounting Holes